Smoky the Yorkie, Golden Gate Bridge, Oakville Blobs

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Host Don Wildman visits a memorial to a dog that became a celebrated war hero, examines an iconic bridge shrouded in tragedy, and heads to a state forest where an unidentified substance threatened an entire community.

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Smoky the Yorkie

Smoky the Yorkie

The Rocky River Reservation located in Cleveland, OH, is home to a small dog park with one special feature. Standing proudly within its boundaries is a life-size bronze sculpture of a Yorkshire terrier sitting in an overturned helmet, perched atop a 2-ton blue granite base.9601280

The Rocky River Reservation located in Cleveland, OH, is home to a small dog park with one special feature. Standing proudly within its boundaries is a life-size bronze sculpture of a Yorkshire terrier sitting in an overturned helmet, perched atop a 2-ton blue granite base.

Smoky the Yorkie

Smoky the Yorkie

Smoky the Yorkie was found in a jungle in New Guinea by an American GI in 1944. From that day on, Corporal Bill Wynne and Smoky were inseparable, and he carried her in his backpack everywhere he went. But their bond is put to the test when the tiny dog must save the lives of hundreds of soldiers. 9601280

Smoky the Yorkie was found in a jungle in New Guinea by an American GI in 1944. From that day on, Corporal Bill Wynne and Smoky were inseparable, and he carried her in his backpack everywhere he went. But their bond is put to the test when the tiny dog must save the lives of hundreds of soldiers.

Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

Spanning the entrance to San Francisco Bay, the vibrant orange Golden Gate Bridge is one of this country’s most iconic monuments, but few visitors realize that its origins were shrouded in tragedy. 9601280

Spanning the entrance to San Francisco Bay, the vibrant orange Golden Gate Bridge is one of this country’s most iconic monuments, but few visitors realize that its origins were shrouded in tragedy.

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Yosemite Half Dome

Yosemite Half Dome

In the midst of a vast mountain wilderness in Yosemite, CA, sits a colossal granite rock formation that rises over 4,700 feet above the valley floor. Known as the Half Dome, it’s North America's sheerest cliff, with a dizzying 93% grade. 9601280

In the midst of a vast mountain wilderness in Yosemite, CA, sits a colossal granite rock formation that rises over 4,700 feet above the valley floor. Known as the Half Dome, it’s North America's sheerest cliff, with a dizzying 93% grade.

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Half Dome

Half Dome

In 1875, Scotsman George Anderson becomes the first man to accomplish the impossible – he climbs to the top of the Yosemite Half Dome. But how does he do it?9601280

In 1875, Scotsman George Anderson becomes the first man to accomplish the impossible – he climbs to the top of the Yosemite Half Dome. But how does he do it?

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Capitol State Forest in Oakville, WA, is a 91,000-acre expanse of rustic, rambling beauty. But in August 1994, after what they thought was a rainstorm, many Oakville residents wake up to a coating of strange goo all over their properties. When a number of residents fall ill, an investigation begins. 9601280

Capitol State Forest in Oakville, WA, is a 91,000-acre expanse of rustic, rambling beauty. But in August 1994, after what they thought was a rainstorm, many Oakville residents wake up to a coating of strange goo all over their properties. When a number of residents fall ill, an investigation begins.

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Tombstone, AZ

Tombstone, AZ

Designated a National Historic Landmark district in 1961, the town of Tombstone in southern Arizona is one of the best-preserved specimens of rugged frontier towns from the 1870s. Tombstone was also home to a lesser-known renegade of the Old West: Johnny Ringo, but his demise remains a mystery. 9601280

Designated a National Historic Landmark district in 1961, the town of Tombstone in southern Arizona is one of the best-preserved specimens of rugged frontier towns from the 1870s. Tombstone was also home to a lesser-known renegade of the Old West: Johnny Ringo, but his demise remains a mystery.

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Collyer Brothers Park

Collyer Brothers Park

Collyer Brothers Park, located in Harlem, NY, is a monument to 2 of New York City’s most … eccentric … former residents. 9601280

Collyer Brothers Park, located in Harlem, NY, is a monument to 2 of New York City’s most … eccentric … former residents.

Collyer Brothers Park

Collyer Brothers Park

In 1947, 2 wealthy brothers, Langley and Herman Collyer are found dead in their decaying brownstone (now the site of the park in their name). But what lead to their demise? And why are they now known as New York’s greatest hoarders? 9601280

In 1947, 2 wealthy brothers, Langley and Herman Collyer are found dead in their decaying brownstone (now the site of the park in their name). But what lead to their demise? And why are they now known as New York’s greatest hoarders?